Showing posts with label worldbuilding. Show all posts
Showing posts with label worldbuilding. Show all posts

Saturday, July 11, 2020

Fantasy Links 7/11/20

Hello everyone,

Two links for your today. The first is on worlbuilding and how Frank Herbert sabotaged his own ideas in building Dune: https://mythcreants.com/blog/building-arrakis-how-herbert-sabotaged-his-own-ideas/

The second is to an article on storytelling and reasons protagonists end up unlikeable: https://mythcreants.com/blog/seven-common-reasons-protagonists-are-unlikable/

Saturday, May 02, 2020

Fantasy Link 5/2/20

Today's link is to an article on world building and six ridiculous cultures to be found in fantasy and science fiction: https://mythcreants.com/blog/six-ridiculous-cultures-in-speculative-fiction/

Saturday, April 25, 2020

Blog Update 4/25/2020

Hello Everyone,

Sorry for the lapse of entries on this blog. Shelter in place with the pandemic, working with students through online learning and my writing have kept me busy the past few weeks. Now that I have a routine, I plan to keep up with the blog.

Today I have a writing link on world building about how author Naomi Novik built her Temeraire world: https://mythcreants.com/blog/building-temeraire-how-novik-included-diversity-and-justice-in-a-historical-setting/

Sunday, February 02, 2020

Fantasy Link 2/2/20

Today's link is to a podcast about swamps, bogs, marshes and fens as setting in writing: https://mythcreants.com/blog/260-swamps-bogs-and-fens-oh-my/

Saturday, December 07, 2019

Fantasy Links 12/7/19

Today I have two links to share. The first is for the fans of "Doctor Who" tv series. I spent most of the summer and fall catching up on the recent years of Doctor Who, so I'm waiting like other fans for the new episodes starting on January 1st. The link is to an article about the new year: https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/doctor-who-season-premiere-biggest-episode-ever

The other link is to an article on world building and what makes an antagonistic group problematic: https://mythcreants.com/blog/what-makes-an-antagonistic-group-problematic/

Saturday, November 23, 2019

Fantasy Link 11/23/19

Today's link is for an article on world building and five science fiction stories that would have been better as fantasy: https://mythcreants.com/blog/five-scifi-stories-that-would-be-better-as-fantasy/